Learning a Foreign Language

Question 1

Master

Answer 1

Master, means to learn thoroughly.

My aim this year is to master the Spanish language.
He hopes to master Chinese before his new job.

Can You speak any language other than English?
A survey found learning a new language is a new year’s resolution for about one in five Britains in 2018.

Question 2

Fluent

Answer 2

Fluent, meaning speak very well, without difficulties.

It would take you years & years to become fluent in say, Manderian.

Question 3

Frequency

Answer 3

Frequency here means the number of times sth happened.

Students knew lower frequency words but weren’t learning enough high frequency words.

Question 4

Foundation

Answer 4

Foundation of sth, is basic/basis of sth.

These problems threaten the very foundation of modern society.

Do You know approximately how many languages there are in the world?
7000

Question 5

Lemma

Answer 5

Lemma is the simplest form of the word before an inflection is added.

I would suggest if You learn the 800 most frequent lemmas & it’s inflections, that will account for about 75 percent of all of the English language.

Question 6

Inflection

Answer 6

Inflection here refers to how the base word is changes according to its use in a sentence.

Lemma is the simplest form/base form of a word before an inflection is added.
Knowledge of another language can boost your brainpower, speaking two languages help slow down the brain’s decline with age.
This also depends on your mother tongue.
A sobering thought/idea which is depressing, or traumatic.